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Churches, 1900

3,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 157

Home and Foreign. Ireland. the Queen's Visits to Catholic Institutions. with the Loretto Nuns

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 4

On Friday afternoon, April 24, the Queen paid a visit to the famous Loretto Convent at Rathfarnham, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian and Princess Henry of Battenberg. Her…

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What Will Australians be Like? Some Studies and Speculations: the Effects of Climate. for the "Catholic Press."

The Catholic Press · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 4

There are people who still believe that climate has little to do in making the character of a people, or who believe at any rate that national heredity will hold out for a…

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Can the Churches be United?

The Catholic Press · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 22

Benjamin F. De Costa, the distinguished Protestant preacher, of New York, who recently caused a sensation by joining the Catholic Church, in…

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Gundagai. New Church at Wagragobilly

The Catholic Press · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 16

There are, perhaps, no more enthusiastic and generous Catholics in Australia than those in the district of Gundagai. They have retained unimpaired the devotion…

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How a Modern Church Rendered an Anthem

The Catholic Press · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 19

As an example of the way in which an anthem can be rendered by a modern church quartet, an observer gives the following:— Soprano: "Oh! take this pill—"…

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A New Church at Wagra. Eloquent Discourse by the Right Rev. Dr. Gallagher. Munificent Donations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 12

SUNDAY last was a red-letter day in the history of Wagragobilly, better known as Wagra. Some time ago Father Donovan, the revered pastor of the Gundagai district, assisted by his able assistant…

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Our Paris Letter. the Exhibition. a Cluster of Gilt Palaces. Gorgeously Enthralling to the Eye. Treasures of the Modern World. What Visitors Should Do. a Church Congress. the Dreyfus Nightmare. Paris, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 12

Three weeks hence the Exhibition will be in full fling. To day, therefore, all messages going forth from the French capital must savour of the ordinary garden guide-book. All philosophising…

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Church News. Church of England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 7

The Archbishop of Sydney on Sunday morning preached in the Cathedral, on Monday afternoon presided at a meeting of the committee of the Church Society, in the evening at the annual meeting of the…

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Church of England Prayerbook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 10

The "Spectator" contains an article in praise of the workmanship of the prayer book, from which we take the following passage:—"Let us think as bitterly as we please of Cranmer. Yet his name…

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The Church and the Press

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 8

The Victorian Federal Convention of the Churches has resolved that the press is not as helpful to the cause of religion as it might be, and, an…

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The Churches. Sermon for the Home

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 6

Under this heading sermons by eminent preachers are published in this widely-circulated paper, in order that in the remote interior, where there are no churches, and a clergyman is rarely seen, the…

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News of the Churches

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 8

The Rev. Father Vey has been appointed curate of St. Jonn's Church, in the parish of Wagga Wagga. A Catholic mission is to be opened in St…

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The Churches

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 12

The Rev. 1. W. Tonge, M.A., of the King's School, delivred a lecture in St. John's school room on Friday on St. Francis of Assisi, the Yen. Archdacon Gunther presiding. There…

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Central Methodist Mission. Monster Thanksgiving Service. at the Town Hall

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 7

In connection with the celebration, of the sixteenth anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission a monster service of public thanksgiving to Almighty God for the successes attending the…

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The Central Methodist Mission. Sixteenth Anniversary. Thanksgiving Service at the Town Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 3

The sixteenth anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission was commemorated yesterday, when a number of services were held at the Centenary Hall, York-street. The special feature of the celebration,…

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South American Evangelical Mission. Address by the Rev. W. Y. Blackwell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 3

A gathering of ladies and gentlemen assembled on Saturday evening at the Y.M.C.A. Hall to hear an address by the Rev. W. Y. Blackwell, of Melbourne, descriptive of Protestant mission work in the…

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The Church Society

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1900 · page 4

Sermons were preached in a number of Anglican churches in the diocese of Sydney yesterday in aid of the genuinely useful organisation known as the Church Society. Arrangements…

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Central Methodist Mission Address by Mr. See

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 6

In connection with the 16th anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission, a public thanks giving service for the wonderful successes attending the British arms in South…

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Central Methodist Mission. Address by the Governor

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 3

Last night witnessed the conclusion of the ceremonies in connection with the Central Methodist Mission in the Centenary Hall. A successful tea meeting was followed by a…

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Central Methodist Mission. Sixteenth Anniversary. Lord Beauchamp Presides

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1900 · page 6

The Centenary Hall was beautifully decorated last night on the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the Central Methodist Mission. The celebration took the form of a tea, entertainment, and public…

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